Medical Surgical RN

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial in Tennessee is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver high-quality care, perform skilled procedures, and implement comprehensive patient care plans. The role emphasizes assessment, critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset within a fast-paced hospital setting.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes, provide compassionate care, and support career growth in a faith-based health system with a strong community presence.

Qualifications

• Associate Of Nursing is required at hire.
• Registered Nurse: TN is required at hire.
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR is required at hire.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
• ACLS and PALS are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring, detecting acute changes and escalating as needed.
• Administration and monitoring of therapies including IVs, meds, safety measures.
• Manage rapidly changing situations and prioritize patient needs.
• Coordinate care within an interdisciplinary team to support patient outcomes.
• Support patient comfort, dignity, advocacy, and a healing environment.
• Assess patient readiness and explain conditions to patients and families.

Skills

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Education

Associate Of Nursing

Registered Nurse: TN

AHA Basic Life Support - CPR

Bachelors Of Nursing

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring (detection and recognition of acute changes and escalation or concerns/critical results).
• Administration and monitoring therapeutic interventions and regimens (starting/maintaining intravenous therapies, administering medication per patients’ rights, preventing falls and skin breakdown and following policies in relation to safety measures).
• Effective management of rapidly changing situations (identifying, assessing and anticipating needs).
• Organization and work rule competencies (prioritizing, coordination and meeting multiple patient needs in a timely manner).
• Helping Role (consistently contribute to a healing environment, providing patient comfort and support for human dignity, serving as a patient advocate and building and maintaining a therapeutic environment.
• Teaching-Coaching Function (assess and evaluates the patient’s readiness and ability to learn, effectively explains a patient’s condition and their interpretation of his or her illness.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.

Pay Range

$30.76 - $45.76 /hour